Killed Armenian soldier awarded posthumously

13:54 | January 19,2015 | Official

Serzh Sargsyan today signed a decree to award posthumously contractual
soldier Arman Harutyunyan with the “For Service in Battle” medal.

According to the presidential press service, Harutyunyan was awarded
for ‘bravery and valor shown during the defense of the state border
and for fulfilling his military duties in life-threatening
conditions.’

Arman Harutyunyan, a resident of Voskevan border village in
northeastern Tavush province, was killed by Azerbaijani forces in the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone on January 17.